[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 119 (Monday, June 22, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33845-33848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16544]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 29249; Amdt. No. 1874]
RIN 2120-AA65


Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at 
certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of 
changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the 
commissioning of new navigational facilities, addition of new 
obstacles, or changes in air traffic requirements. These changes are 
designed to provide safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace 
and to promote safe flight operations under instrument flight rules at 
the affected airports.

DATES: An effective date for each SIAP is specified in the amendatory 
provisions.
    Incorporation by reference-approved by the Director of the Federal 
Register on December 31, 1980, and reapproved as of January 1, 1982.

ADDRESSES: Availability of matter incorporated by reference in the 
amendment is as follows:
    For Examination--
    1. FAA Rules Docket, FAA Headquarters Building, 800 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;
    2. The FAA Regional Office of the region in which affected airport 
is located; or
    3. The Flight Inspection Area Office which originated the SIAP.
    For Purchase--Individual SIAP copies may be obtained from:
    1. FAA Public Inquiry Center (APA-200), FAA Headquarters Building, 
800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; or

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    2. The FAA Regional Office of the region in which the affected 
airport is located.
    By Subscription--Copies of all SIAPs, mailed once every 2 weeks, 
are for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government 
Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald P. Pate, Flight Procedure Standards Branch (AMCAFS-420), Flight 
Technologies and Programs Division, Flight Standards Service, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500 South 
MacArthur Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK. 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box 25082 
Oklahoma City, OK. 73125) telephone: (405) 954-4164.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to part 97 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 97) establishes, amends, suspends, or 
revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs). The complete 
regulatory description on each SIAP is contained in the appropriate FAA 
Form 8260 and the National Flight Data Center (FDC)/Permanent (P) 
Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) which are incorporated by reference in the 
amendment under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and Sec. 97.20 of the 
Federal Aviation's Regulations (FAR). Materials incorporated by 
reference are available for examination or purchase as stated above.
    The large number of SIAPS, their complex nature, and the need for a 
special format make their verbatim publication in the Federal Register 
expensive and impractical. Further, airmen do not use the regulatory 
text of the SIAPs, but refer to their graphic depiction of charts 
printed by publishers of aeronautical materials. Thus, the advantages 
of incorporation by reference are realized and publication of the 
complete description of each SIAP contained in FAA form documents is 
unnecessary. The provisions of this amendment state the affected CFR 
(and FAR) sections, with the types of effective dates of the SIAPs. 
This amendment also identifies the airport, its location, the procedure 
identification and the amendment number.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 97) establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes SIAPs. For 
safety and timeliness of change considerations, this amendment 
incorporates only specific changes contained in the content of the 
following FDC/P NOTAM for each SIAP. The SIAP information in some 
previously designated FDC/Temporary (FDC/T) NOTAMs is of such duration 
as to be permanent. With conversion to FDC/P NOTAMs, the respective 
FDC/T NOTAMs have been canceled.
    The FDC/P NOTAMs for the SIAPs contained in this amendment are 
based on the criteria contained in the U.S. Standard for Terminal 
Instrument Approach Procedures (TERPS). In developing these chart 
changes to SIAPs by FDC/P NOTAMs, the TERPS criteria were applied to 
only these specific conditions existing at the affected airports. All 
SIAP amendments in this rule have been previously issued by the FAA in 
a National Flight Data Center (FDC) Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) as an 
emergency action of immediate flight safety relating directly to 
published aeronautical charts. The circumstances which created the need 
for all these SIAP amendments requires making them effective in less 
than 30 days.
    Further, the SIAPs contained in this amendment are based on the 
criteria contained in the TERPS. Because of the close and immediate 
relationship between these SIAPS and safety in air commerce, I find 
that notice and public procedure before adopting these SIAPs are 
impracticable and contrary to the public interest and, where 
applicable, that good cause exists for making these SIAPs effective in 
less than 30 days.

Conclusion

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
It, therefore--(1) is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under 
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT 
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); 
and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the 
anticipated impact is so minimal. For the same reason, the FAA 
certifies that this amendment will not have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of 
the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 97

    Air traffic control, Airports Navigation (air).

    Issued in Washington, DC on June 12, 1998.
Tom E. Stuckey,
Acting Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, part 97 of 
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 97) is amended by 
establishing, amending, suspending, or revoking Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedures, effective at 0901 UTC on the dates specified, as 
follows:

PART 97--STANDARD INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES

    1. The authority citation for part 97 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 40103, 40113, 40120, 44701; 49 U.S.C. 
106(g); and 14 CFR 11.49(b)(2).

    2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:


Secs. 97.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97.33, and 97.35  [Amended]

    By amending: Sec. 97.23 VOR, VOR/DME, VOR or TACAN, and VOR/DME or 
TACAN; Sec. 97.25 LOC, LOC/DME, LDA, LDA/DME, SDF, SDF/DME; Sec. 97.27 
NDB, NDB/DME; Sec. 97.29 ILS, ILS/DME, ISMLS, MLS, MLS/DME, MLS/RNAV; 
Sec. 97.31 RADAR SIAPs; Sec. 97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and Sec. 97.35 COPTER 
SIAPs, identified as follows:
    * * * Effective upon publication:

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        FDC date               State                 City                   Airport           FDC No.                          SIAP                     
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05/15/98...............  MO                 Jefferson City........  Jefferson City               8/2964  LOC BC Rwy 12, Amdt 6A...                      
                                                                     Memorial.                           This Replaces FDC 8/2964 Published in TL98-13  
05/27/98...............  MI                 Bellaire..............  Bellaire/Antrim County       8/3276  GPS Rwy 2, Orig...                             
05/27/98...............  MN                 Warroad...............  Warroad Intl-Swede           8/3275  NDB or GPS Rwy 31, Amdt 1...                   
                                                                     Carlson Field.                                                                     
05/28/98...............  ID                 Hailey................  Friedman Memorial.....       8/3301  GPS Rwy 31, Orig...                            
05/28/98...............  NC                 Wadesboro.............  Anson County..........       8/3296  NDB or GPS Rwy 16, Amdt 1B...                  
05/28/98...............  NY                 Utica.................  Oneida County.........       8/3292  NDB or GPS Rwy 15 Amdt 9A...                   
05/28/98...............  NY                 Utica.................  Oneida County.........       8/3293  ILS Rwy 33 Amdt 1A...                          
05/28/98...............  NY                 Utica.................  Oneida County.........       8/3294  ILS Rwy 15 Amdt 3A...                          
05/28/98...............  OH                 Painesville...........  Concord Airpark.......       8/3309  VOR or GPS-A, Orig...                          

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06/29/98...............  KS                 Atwood................  Atwood-Rawlins County        8/3324  NDB or GPS Rwy 16, Amdt 1...                   
                                                                     City-County.                                                                       
05/29/98...............  KS                 Norton................  Norton Muni...........       8/3327  NDB or GPS Rwy 17, Amdt 2...                   
05/29/98...............  KS                 Norton................  Norton Muni...........       8/3329  NDB or GPS Rwy 35, Amdt 2...                   
05/29/98...............  KS                 Oberlin...............  Oberlin Muni..........       8/3330  NDB or GPS Rwy 35, Orig...                     
05/29/98...............  KS                 Phillipsburg..........  Phillipsburg Muni.....       8/3325  NDB or GPS Rwy 31, Amdt 6...                   
05/29/98...............  MO                 St. Louis.............  Lambert-St. Louis Intl       8/3336  ILS Rwy 12R, Amdt 21...                        
05/29/98...............  NY                 Albany................  Albany County.........       8/3344  VOR or GPS Rwy 19 Admt 19...                   
06/01/98...............  AL                 Dothan................  Dothan................       8/3400  VOR-A or TACAN or GPS Amdt 11A...              
06/01/98...............  AL                 Dothan................  Dothan................       8/3401  LOC BC Rwy 14 Amdt 6B...                       
06/01/98...............  AL                 Dothan................  Dothan................       8/3402  ILS Rwy 32 Amdt 7B...                          
06/01/98...............  AL                 Muscle Shoals.........  Northwest Alabama            8/3397  VOR or GPS Rwy 29, Amdt 26A...                 
                                                                     Regional.                                                                          
06/01/98...............  AL                 Muscle Shoals.........  Northwest Alabama            8/3398  ILS Rwy 29, Admt 3A...                         
                                                                     Regional.                                                                          
06/01/98...............  AL                 Muscle Shoals.........  Northwest Alabama            8/3399  VOR/DME or GPS Rwy 11, Admt 5A...              
                                                                     Regional.                                                                          
06/01/98...............  MS                 Laurel................  Hseler-Noble Field....       8/3419  NDB Rwy 13, Amdt 6...                          
06/01/98...............  MS                 Laurel................  Hseler-Noble Field....       8/3424  VOR/DME-A, Amdt 2...                           
06/01/98...............  MS                 Prentiss..............  Prentiss-Jefferson           8/3422  NDB or GPS Rwy 30, Orig...                     
                                                                     Davis County.                                                                      
06/01/98...............  PR                 Ponce.................  Mercedita.............       8/3420  VOR Rwy 30, Amdt 10...                         
06/01/98...............  PR                 San Juan..............  Luis Munoz Marin Intl.       8/3413  NDB Rwy 8, Amdt 7A...                          
06/01/98...............  PR                 San Juan..............  Luis Munoz Marin Intl.       8/3442  ILS Rwy 8, Amdt 15A...                         
06/02/98...............  DE                 Dover/Chesworld.......  Delaware Airpark......       8/3485  GPS Rwy 27 Orig...                             
06/02/98...............  DE                 Dover/Chesworld.......  Delaware Airpark......       8/3486  GPS Rwy 9 Orig...                              
06/02/98...............  DE                 Dover/Chesworld.......  Delaware Airpark......       8/3487  VOR Rwy 27 Amdt 6...                           
06/02/98...............  FL                 Miami.................  Miami Intl............       8/3475  ILS Rwy 9L, Amdt 28A...                        
06/02/98...............  FL                 Miami.................  Miami Intl............       8/3478  ILS Rwy 9R, Amdt 8B...                         
06/02/98...............  FL                 Miami.................  Miami Intl............       8/3480  GPS Rwy 27R, Orig...                           
06/02/98...............  FL                 Miami.................  Miami Intl............       8/3482  GPS Rwy 9R, Orig...                            
06/02/98...............  FL                 Miami.................  Miami Intl............       8/3483  ILS Rwy 27R, Amdt 13...                        
06/02/98...............  FL                 Orlando...............  Kissimmee Muni........       8/3467  VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 7A...                   
06/02/98...............  MS                 Columbia..............  Columbia-Marion County       8/3463  VOR/DME or GPS Rwy 23, Amdt 4...               
06/02/98...............  NC                 Roanoke Rapids........  Halifax County........       8/3454  NDB or GPS Rwy 5 Amdt 3...                     
06/02/98...............  PR                 San Juan..............  Luis Munoz Marin Intl.       8/3488  NDB Rwy 10, Amdt 5A...                         
06/03/98...............  FL                 Crestview.............  Bob Sikes.............       8/3502  NDB or GPS Rwy 17 Amdt 2A...                   
06/03/98...............  WA                 Payallup..............  Pierce County-Thun           8/3508  GPS Rwy 34 Orig...                             
                                                                     Field.                                                                             
06/04/98...............  AL                 Dothan................  Dothan................       8/3551  VOR or GPS Rwy 18 Amdt 3A...                   
06/04/98...............  AL                 Dothan................  Dothan................       8/3552  VOR or GPS Rwy 14 Amdt 3B...                   
06/04/98...............  IL                 Chicago...............  Chicago O'Hare Intl...       8/3565  ILS Rwy 14L (Cat I, Cat II and Cat III), Amdt  
                                                                                                          28B...                                        
06/04/98...............  MO                 Kansas City...........  Kansas City Intl......       8/3537  ILS Rwy 19R, Amdt 9...                         
06/04/98...............  MO                 Springfield...........  Springfield-Branson          8/3538  ILS Rwy 2, Amdt 16B...                         
                                                                     Regional.                                                                          
06/04/98...............  OH                 Willoughby............  Willoughby Lost Nation       8/3568  VOR Rwy 27, Orig...                            
                                                                     Muni.                                                                              
06/04/98...............  OH                 Willoughby............  Willoughby Lost Nation       8/3570  NDB or GPS Rwy 27, Amdt 12...                  
                                                                     Muni.                                                                              
06/04/98...............  OH                 Willoughby............  Willoughby Lost Nation       8/3571  VOR-B, Orig...                                 
                                                                     Muni.                                                                              
06/04/98...............  OH                 Willoughby............  Willoughby Lost Nation       8/3572  NDB or GPS Rwy 9, Amdt 9...                    
                                                                     Muni.                                                                              
06/04/98...............  OH                 Willoughby............  Willoughby Lost Nation       8/3573  VOR-A, Orig...                                 
                                                                     Muni.                                                                              
06/04/98...............  OH                 Wooster...............  Wayne County..........       8/3540  VOR or GPS Rwy 10, Orig-A...                   
06/04/98...............  OH                 Wooster...............  Wayne County..........       8/3542  VOR Rwy 28, Orig-A...                          
06/04/98...............  OH                 Wooster...............  Wayne County..........       8/3543  NDB Rwy 28, Amdt 7A...                         
06/05/98...............  FL                 Tampa.................  Peter O'Knight........       8/3612  Radar-1, Amdt 4...                             
06/05/98...............  FL                 Tampa.................  Peter O'Knight........       8/3613  NDB or GPS-A, Orig...                          
06/05/98...............  FL                 Tampa.................  Peter O'Knight........       8/3614  NDB or GPS Rwy 3, Amdt 10A...                  
06/05/98...............  GA                 Brunswick.............  Malcolm McKinon.......       8/3610  NDB Rwy 4, Orig...                             
06/05/98...............  MI                 West Branch...........  West Branch Community.       8/3590  VOR Rwy 27, Orig-C...                          
06/05/98...............  MI                 West Branch...........  West Branch Community.       8/3591  NDB or GPS Rwy 27, Amdt 6B...                  
06/05/98...............  MS                 Columbus/West Point-    Golden Triangle              8/3599  ILS Rwy 18, Amdt 6...                          
                                             Starkville.             Regional.                                                                          
06/05/98...............  OH                 Marion................  Marion Muni...........       8/3596  VOR or GPS-A, Orig-A...                        
06/08/98...............  MS                 Walls.................  Twinkletown...........       8/3652  Radar-1 Amdt 2...                              
06/08/98...............  OH                 Marion................  Marion Muni...........       8/3650  NDB or GPS Rwy 12, Amdt 4A...                  
06/08/98...............  TX                 Abilene...............  Abilene Regional......       8/3670  VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 8...                        
06/08/98...............  TX                 Abilene...............  Abilene Regional......       8/3671  VOR or GPS Rwy 22, Amdt 3...                   
06/08/98...............  TX                 Abilene...............  Abilene Regional......       8/3672  LOC BC Rwy 17L, Amdt 3...                      
06/08/98...............  TX                 Abilene...............  Abilene Regional......       8/3676  ILS Rwy 35R, Amdt 6...                         
06/08/98...............  TX                 Abilene...............  Abilene Regional......       8/3680  NDB or GPS Rwy 35R, Amdt 5...                  
06/09/98...............  TX                 McAllen...............  McAllen Miller Intl...       8/3700  LOC BC Rwy 31, Amdt 9...                       
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